Binding for furniture and automobiles



Sept. 26, 1933. Q w, FISHER 1,928,250

BINDING FOR FURNITURE AND AUTOMOBILES Filed June 19, 1931 Patentedksept. 26, 1933 y PATENT OFFICE l BINDINGKFOR FURNITURE AND AUTOMOBILES Charlie W. Fisher, South Bend, Ind.

Application June 19, 1931. Serial No. 545,535

" Claims. (Cl. 155-184) This invention aims to provide a novel furniture binding ,of ythe blind nail type, in which a .soft metal lbase strip is used, in combination with a suitablecovering, to form a nail-holding body,

' '5 and to provide a means whereby the nail is covered Yand'v hidden, an extremely durable welt binding resulting.

It .iswithin' the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of W devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and ar- 5 rangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed,

120 without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure l is a transverse section showing the parts of the binding separated, and in the process of manufacture;

y Figure 2 is a transverse section showing the binding ready to be applied;

Figure 3 is a transverse section showing the binding as it will appear when in place;

Figure 4 is a plan; Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 are views corresponding, respectively, to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, but showing another form of the invention. y r In carrying out the invention, as disclosed in 3) Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, there is provided a soft bendable, ribbon-like base strip 1, which may be `formed of lead, zinc, or anyother suitable material. A flexible covering 2 is disposed about the base strip 1, and may be made of leather, imita- '40 tion leather, cloth, or any of the other substances used in upholstering. The covering 2 may be connected to the base strip l in any desired way. One manner of connecting the covering 2 with the base strip 1 is by means of a stitching 3, of strong thread or the like, passing through the overlapped portions of the covering 2, through the basestrip 1, and through the part of the covering which lies below the base strip, as shown inv Figure 1 of the drawing. A second covering 4, which is flexible, is provided. AThe covering 4v is bent upon itselfl to form overlapped wings 5.

The wings 5 are held together, and the second covering 4 is connected to the base strip l, in any suitable way, for instance by thread stitching 6 passing upwardly through the wings, through the lower part of the covering 2, through the soft metal base strip 1, and through the overlapped portions ofthe covering 2, as shown in Figure 2. A ller '7, which may be a piece' of hard cord, is located within the covering 4. A filler '8, which also may be a piece of hard cord, is located within the covering 2, at one edge of the base strip l. In the finished article, the iillers 7 and 8 form outstanding beads 12 along the longitudinal edges of the binding.

Nails 11, tacks, or the like extend downwardly through the body 9 of the binding, and through the wings 5 of the covering 4, it being noted that, as shown ink Figure 2, the covering 2 and the base strip 1 are bent to form the body 9, and 70 to form a tongue 10, the body 9 extending between the beads 12 which are formed by the llers 7 and 8. The binding is compacted down on the article to which it is applied, and the tongue 10 is bent over, as shown in Figure 3, to extend between the beads 12 and to cover the nail 11, as well as the two fastening means 6 and 3. The result is a highly ornamental binding, in which there are no nail heads, stitchings, or the like, showing upon the outside. Owing to'the fact that the base strip 1 is of bendable metal, it will enable the binding to be shaped readily to the article to which the binding is applied. Moreover, because the strip l is formed of bendable metal, the tongue 10 will remain in'85 place, after it has been bent over, as shown in Figure 4.

In the modified form shown in Figures 5 to 8, there is provided a soft metal base strip 14, of the kind hereinbefore described, together with two llers l5 and 16, the filler l5 being located at one edge of the strip 14, and the filler 16 being located beneath the strip 14. The flexible covering 1'7 is extended around the base strip 14 and around the llers 15 and 16, to form overlapped edge portions 18, a stitching 19, or any other fastening means, passing through the edge portions 18, through the base strip 14, and through the upper and lower layers of the covering 17. The device is nailed down, as indicated at 20, and the covering 17 and the base strip 14 are bent to form a nail-holding body 21 and a tongue 22, the body and the tongue extending between the beads 23 that are formed by the fillers 15 and 16, the tongue 22 covering both the stitching 19 and the nail 2G, as Figure '7 will show.

The device is simple in construction but it provides a useful and ornamental binding for furniture. In this connection, the word furniture imposes no limitation upon the invention, since it is adapted to be used on automobiles, automobile tops, or anywhere else, where a binding of the kind described is desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

1. A furniture binding comprising a soft metal base strip, a flexible covering about the base strip, a second covering folded upon itself to form overlapped wings extended beneath the base strip, the second covering constituting one edge of the binding, and a fastening means connecting the wings with the base strip, the base strip and the covering thereabout being folded toward the opposite edge of the binding to form a tongue and nail cover, which extends over and hides the fastening means. n

2. A furniture binding constructed as set forth in claim l, in combination with another fastening means holding the first-specified covering on the base strip, and covered and hidden by the tongue.

3. A furniture binding constructed as set forth in claim 1, in combination with llers which form outstanding beads along the longitudinal edges of the binding, the tongue extending between the beads, one filler being located within the first specified covering at one edge of the base strip,

and the second-specified covering being engaged around the other filler.

4. A furniture binding comprising a ribbonlike base strip, and a covering about the base strip, the covering and the base strip being folded to form a nail-holding body, and to form a tongue and nail-cover overlapped on the body, the base strip being made entirely of bendable metal which is soft enough so that a nail can be driven easily through any part of the base strip and still engage metal, the base strip being thin enough, and the metal thereof being soft enough, so that any part of the base strip can be stitched through if desired, with the stitching engaging metal, and the base strip being stiff enough so that it will hold the tongue in place after the covering and the base strip have been folded as aforesaid.

5. A foldable binding for furniture, comprising a base strip in the form of a continuous ribbon, a covering applied to the ribbon, and stitching connecting the ribbon with the covering, the ribbon being made of metal which is stiff enough to hold the binding in any position to which it is folded, and being soft enough so that the stitching needle can perforate any portion of the metal of the ribbon and form holes for the stitching.

CHARLES W. FISHER. 

